Back to "The Railtour Files"8th October 2011
25th February
2012
Steam Dreams
The 40th Anniversary Steam Special / Help for Heroes
Tour postponed from 08/10/2011 to 25/02/2012, then cancelled due to gauging issues with 6024.
Route :
| Adverstised Locos | Route |
| Diesel Loco | London Paddington - ??? - Hereford |
| steam: 6024 'King Edward I' | Hereford - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Warwick Parkway - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill |
| steam: 60163 'Tornado' | Birmingham Snow Hill - ??? - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) This tour was originally planned to mark the 40th
Anniversary of the return of main line steam.
Source : Nick Bartlett
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